[Roycroft Press-50 Copies Only on 3/4 Levant, Hand-Illumined] The Story of a Passion
by Bacheller, Irving
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
East Aurora: Roycroft Press, 1901. First edition thus. First edition thus. Bound by Roycroft in three-quarter crimson morocco with gilt ruling bordering marbled boards, ornate gilt decorated spine, marbled endpapers. 50 Copies Only, in original brown box with printed paper label. Printed on Imperial Japan Vellum (Copy #14), and hand-illumined by Lily Ess. Printed in red and black with stunning full-page hand-illumined title and running headpieces. Book is fine, with no signs of use, box very good. A scarce and appealing Roycroft title thus.
Details
- Bookseller
- Nudelman Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4729
- Title
- [Roycroft Press-50 Copies Only on 3/4 Levant, Hand-Illumined] The Story of a Passion
- Author
- Bacheller, Irving
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Roycroft Press
- Place of Publication
- East Aurora
- Date Published
- 1901
Terms of Sale
Nudelman Rare Books
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About the Seller
Nudelman Rare Books
Biblio member since 2011
Seattle, Washington
About Nudelman Rare Books
Specializing in Fine Bindings By Noted Bookbinders; High Spots and Inscribed Copies of Important 19th-20th Century English and American Literature; Autograph Letters and Manuscripts; Fine Press Books; Unusual and Rare Children's and Illustrated; Art Nouveau; Pre-Raphaelite Poetry and Associations; Jugendstil, Wiener Werkstatte; 1890's.Long-standing rare book dealer established in 1979, in Seattle, Washington specializing in the highest quality fine and rare books, primarily from the 18th through 20th Centuries. We value your patronage and would love to have you join our mailing list where we offer illustrated catalogs twice a year by PDF (with copious photos of content). All books are guaranteed as described, and returnable within 7 days for any reason. By Appointment Only.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...